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ci(publish): create the GitHub release through the REST API #17

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23 changes: 19 additions & 4 deletions .github/workflows/publish.yml
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Expand Up @@ -137,12 +137,27 @@ jobs:
else
npm publish "$package" --access public
fi
# The self-hosted pool has no GitHub CLI, so the release is created
# through the REST API with the job token.
- name: Create immutable GitHub release
run: |
api="https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
auth="Authorization: Bearer $GH_TOKEN"
version="Accept: application/vnd.github+json"
package=$(find "$RUNNER_TEMP/playproof-package" -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.tgz' -print -quit)
if gh release view "$RELEASE_TAG" -R "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
test -n "$package"
if curl --silent --fail --header "$auth" --header "$version" "$api/releases/tags/$RELEASE_TAG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "$RELEASE_TAG release already exists"
else
gh release create "$RELEASE_TAG" "$package" "$RUNNER_TEMP/playproof-package/SHA256SUMS" -R "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
--verify-tag --generate-notes --title "Playproof $EXPECTED_VERSION"
exit 0
fi
body=$(node -e 'process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({tag_name: process.argv[1], name: `Playproof ${process.argv[2]}`, generate_release_notes: true}))' "$RELEASE_TAG" "$EXPECTED_VERSION")
release=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail --request POST \
--header "$auth" --header "$version" --data "$body" "$api/releases")
id=$(node -e 'process.stdout.write(String(JSON.parse(process.argv[1]).id))' "$release")
for asset in "$package" "$RUNNER_TEMP/playproof-package/SHA256SUMS"; do
curl --silent --show-error --fail --request POST \
--header "$auth" --header "$version" --header 'Content-Type: application/octet-stream' \
--data-binary "@$asset" \
"https://uploads.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/releases/$id/assets?name=$(basename "$asset")" >/dev/null
done
echo "created $RELEASE_TAG with $(basename "$package") and SHA256SUMS"